2026 Graduate Programme - Energy - Transition - Manchester

Job summary

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Responsibilities

• Developing mechanical deliverables such as pipeline routing, piping design, CCGT specification, steam system, carbon capture plant integration.
• Developing process plant layouts.
• Reviewing UK and international standards and ensure compliant designs.
• Assisting in proposal development.
• Challenging your peers and learning how projects are developed from initial concept through to constructed plant.
• Interacting with clients and attend site visits.
• Static and dynamic analyses of structures.
• Design of structures, primarily in steel and concrete.
• Preparation of project documentation; drawings and specifications.
• Development of 3D models.
• Site inspections on existing assets.
• Site visits on new developments.

Qualifications

• Candidates must complete the application form in full answering all specific questions. This requirement applies to all candidates, inclusive of their background. Successful completion of this stage is mandatory. Candidates who pass this initial stage, will then be required to complete an online skill enabler assessment. Both the application form and the skill enabler assessment are essential parts of the early career's recruitment process.
• You'll be looking to start work in either April or September 2026
• You'll have a passion for consulting
• You'll have a desire for structural engineering and design
• An enthusiasm for creativity and a drive to solve problems
• You'll want to inspire us, sharing new ideas you have
• In this team, you will be dealing with internal and external stakeholders and collaborating with colleagues and adapting to dynamic project environments.

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